Supplementary A - London Borough of Hillingdon

Preparing to leave
your home
10.6 You must remove all your possessions from the
property unless you have a written agreement with us
to leave certain items behind. This does not apply to
any furniture or equipment provided by the council.
You must arrange for the repair of any damage to the
property that has been caused by you or any member
of your household.
If you do not carry out any of the required repairs or do
not do it to a good standard, we will carry out the work
ourselves and charge you the full cost.
You will also have to pay the full cost of certain other
repairs and other works you should have done before
you left. These will include
• correcting any alteration you have done to the
property without our permission
• removing, storing or disposing of
items left in the property
• cleaning the property or clearing your garden if
not left in a reasonable condition.
Keys 10.7 You must ensure the property is safe and secure
before you leave. This includes making sure that it is
properly locked up before you hand in the keys.
All keys (including any copies) to the property,
outbuildings and access security doors must be
delivered to our housing officer by noon on the day the
tenancy ends.
If the keys are not returned by noon on the day the
tenancy ends, you will continue to be responsible for
paying rent for the property until the keys are returned.
If it is necessary for us to change the locks because
keys are not returned we may charge you the cost of
so doing.
Death of a tenant 10.8 Please note that when a tenant dies, any entitlement
to housing benefit stops from the date of the tenant’s
death.
Succession 10.9 If you die, your tenancy may be taken over by
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